[dba-Tech] Wireless or wired

On 30 Oct 2003 at 9:18, Kath Pelletti wrote:

> Can I ask - we are about to rewire (as part of a re-build) our old
> home and that incorporates my office.
> 
> I had planned to ask for Cat5 cable throughout the house to say 6 or 7
> points for a network, given that we will never again be able to do it
> so easily.
> 
> But is this really necessary given wireless networks? What do you all
> think?

If the cost isn't a concern, then I would wire it. Like you said, you 
will never be able to do it so easily again.

You may not end up using it, but it's there. Although you may use it 
if you want higher transfer speeds. 802.11b has a transfer speed of 
about 11Mbps (IIRC) whereas with a  wired network you can get at 
least 100 Mbps.

Then again, I'm not a big fan of wireless at the moment.

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